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Thursday, May 07, 2015

Weekly Beer Calendar Update: May 7 - May 13

Lots going on around the greater Philly region as the flowers are popping, grass is growing, and great beers are pouring from city to shore to the mountains. Philly itself is in the home stretch getting ready to go head strong in to Philly Beer Week beginning on May 29.

Altoona, Pa.Sat. 5/9; 1 p.m.-4 p.m. and 6 p.m.-9 p.m. - Pints for Pets at Peoples Natural Gas Field ($35-$40 for a sampling of craft beers from over 80 breweries from across the country and around the world. 100% of all ticket proceeds go directly to the Central Pennsylvania Humane Society.)

Bethlehem, Pa.Thu. 5/7; 5 p.m. - Charity Cask Night at Bethlehem Brew Works ($PAYG as 100% of cask sales will be donated to Northampton Community College Alumni Association.)

Dover, Del.Sat. 5/9; 6 p.m.-8 p.m. - Beer Dinner at the Brewery at Fordham & Dominion Brewing Company ($50 as Big Thunder Roadside Kitchen will serve five courses of food with F&D beers along the bottling line and amidst the brewing tanks.)

Downingtown, Pa.Sun. 5/10; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. - Mothers Day Brunch at Victory Brewing Company ($25 for adults and $12 for children for a brunch buffet in honor of Moms.)

Easton, Pa.Thu. 5/7; 12 p.m. - Firkin Thursday at Weyerbacher ($PAYG for the featured Raspberry Tarte Nouveau from a firkin.)

Media, Pa.Thu. 5/7; 6 p.m.-8 p.m. - Victory Tap Takeover at Pinocchio's ($PAYG for a night filled with beers from Victory.)Sat. 5/9; 1 p.m.-5 p.m. - Brandywine Valley Craft Brewers Festival at Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant ($5-$45 for a showcase of live music, great food, and the finest handcrafted beers from the region's best craft breweries — all while raising funds for the local Media Youth Center.)Tue. 5/12 through Sat. 5/16 - 60th Anniversary Celebration at Pinocchio's ($PAYG for daily specials culminating in Family Fun Day on Saturday, May 16.)

Mount Hope, Pa.Sat. 5/9; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. - BrewFest at Mount Hope Estate & Winery ($25-$50 for a variety of different breweries from across the country, live music, various merchants, and complimentary food.)

Perkasie, Pa.Fri. 5/8; 3 p.m.-9 p.m. - Hof ten Dormaal Fundraiser at Free Will Brewing Company ($PAYG for a night of food, beer, raffles, and live Beer Busters show to benefit the official Belgian collaboration brewery for Philly Beer Week 2015, Hof ten Dormaal in the wake of their tragic brewery fire earlier in 2015.)

Philadelphia, Pa.Thu. 5/7; 7 p.m.-10 p.m. - Moustached Beer Dinner at Prime Stache ($50 to learn about homebrewing during a four-course meal served with Great Lakes Edward Fitzgerald Porter, Firestone Pivo Pils, Lagunitas IPA, and Stillwater Classique Saison.)Fri. 5/8; 6 p.m. - Left Hand Tap Takeover and Sampling at Bottle Bar East ($PAYG for a lineup of beers from Left Hand.)Fri. 5/8 through Sun. 5/10 - Bocks & Brats at Johnny Brenda's ($PAYG for a weekend of Spring Bock bier and housemade sausages. Plus, two of our favorite goats, Simon and Peggy, past winners of Sly Fox Goat Races will be visiting us Saturday, May 9 from 12 p.m.-3 p.m.)Sat. 5/9; 12 p.m.-5 p.m. - Greater Northeast Philadelphia Beer Fest at Canstatter's ($10-$45 for more than 75 of the best craft brews from around the country.)Sat. 5/9; 12 p.m.-8 p.m. - IPA Block Party at Hawthornes ($PAYG for live music, beer, street fare, and free entrance. We will absolutely have a few beers for those not so IPA inclined, including gluten free.)Sat. 5/9; 4 p.m.-7 p.m. - Two Roads Can Party at Memphis Taproom ($PAYG to enjoy Two Roads' cans for the first time in the Beer Garden.)Sat. 5/9 through Sat. 6/27 (weekly on Saturdays); 11 a.m.-1 p.m. - Brewing Program at Philly Beer School ($549.99 for a 9-week class on Saturdays that will give you the hands-on experience any brewer needs.)Mon. 5/11; 6 p.m.-8 p.m. - Bottle Shop Happy Hour at Local 44 Bottle Shop ($Free tasting samples of beers from Port Brewing and Lost Abbey.)

Wayne, Pa.Thu. 5/7 - The Alpha Test at Teresa's Next Door ($PAYG for three tiers of hoppy beers from Captain Lawrence — Seeking Alpha IPA, Captains Reserve Imperial IPA, and their regular India Pale Ale.)Wed. 5/13 - Introducing Levante Brewing at Teresa's Next Door ($PAYG for The Chief IPA, Pallid Pale, The Norseman, and The Kolsch on draft. Come on out and welcome them to the beer world.)

And a little here, there, and everywhere in betweenWed. 5/13 through Sun. May 17 - MidAtlantic Wine + Food Festival at various locations around Delaware, as well as Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland ($Varies for one-of-a-kind epicurean experiences, meet and chat with vintners, brewers, distillers and other experts, and take a culinary journey through what frontier historian Frederick Jackson Turner dubbed "the typically American region.")